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AbbVie Results Reflect Humira Hit In Q3

US Sales Down By Almost Two-Fifths As Adalimumab Biosimilar Competition Bites

 
• By Dave Wallace

AbbVie’s latest results offered some insights into the impact of biosimilar competition to Humira, with US sales dropping by almost two-fifths in the third quarter as several biosimilars hit the market.

Arrows down (Zoonar GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo)
Humira sales took a hit in Q3 (Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Stock Photo)

While US biosimilar competition to AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) began in the US in January with the launch of Amgen’s debut Amjevita (adalimumab-atto) version, it was only in the third quarter that the true impact of biosimilar competition began to be felt, as several more rivals hit the market (see sidebar).

The originator has now reported Q3 results that reveal a drop of 39.1% in US Humira sales to $3.02bn, contributing to global turnover from the top-selling biologic brand falling by 36.2% to $3

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